For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

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This subject introduces the notion of spontaneous improvisation specifically designed for those musicians who have had little or no experience in the art of spontaneity as it relates to musical performance. It deals firstly with the breaking down of (perceived) inhibitions in the act of music making for those who have spent most of their music making governed by traditional notions of reading and learning music from the page.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should have acquired

the capacity to spontaneously improvise music without inhibitions formed from previous musical training;

the art of creating spontaneously short musical works which have recognisable and acceptable formal structures and melodic, harmonic and rhythmic components which demonstrate a knowledge of common (artistic) musical lanaguages.

• Exhibit extensive theoretical and practical knowledge of their discipline including relevant professional knowledge, skills, discipline and ethics as they relate to the practising musician• Demonstrate an open and independent attitude towards contemporary cultural developments• Demonstrate a flexible and innovative approach to the challenges for the professional musician in the 21st century• Critically and creatively engage with topics of cultural significance across the broader community• Work at various levels, both individually and as a team member, in a wide variety of musical environments• Understand and appreciate how the arts connect with the broader society and culture• Be prepared to undertake postgraduate study.